Varughese, Shiju Sam.

Contested Knowledge: Science, Media and Democracy in Kerala/ By Shiju Sam Varughese. - 1st Ed. - New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2017. - 29p;, xvi, 22cm.

CONTENTS:
1. Introduction.
2. Science, Media, Risk Politics: Constructing a Scientific Public Sphere.
3. Mediating Science: Scientific-Citizen Public and the Regional Press.
4. Public Regulation of Science: Clinical Trials at the Regional Cancer Centre.
5. Loss of Trust in Expert: Earthquakes, Dams and Well Collapses.
6. Border Crossings: The Coloured Rain Controversy.
7. The Backstage: Science News in the Making.
8. Conclusion: Science, Media, and the Question of Democracy.
Appendix.
References.
Index.
About the Author.

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